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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 30 22:49:09 2015 And all paid for locally ...Schenectady to get new $14 million train station Deal on parking lot section allows $14M project to proceed By Tim O'Brien Updated 10:30 pm, Thursday, July 30, 2015  Schenectady Construction of a new $14 million downtown train station advanced this week when the Metroplex board approved selling a small piece of its parking lot next to the existing station. A license to allow access to the Metroplex-owned parking area during construction was approved, and another pact allows construction of a walkway from the new station to State Street through the parking lot. Metroplex also entered into an agreement with the state to make improvements to the parking lot that surrounds the station. The main parking lot will be rebuilt. The area in front of the Wall Street building, next to Erie Boulevard, will also be improved with $48,000 from Metroplex, which will own and operate the entire lot. A temporary station is to be built later this summer so the old station can be demolished and the new station built on the site, to open in 2017. A second project approved was in support of a $20 million private investment by Prime Companies and Highbridge Development. A new 144,000-square-foot, four-story building with 9,900 square feet of ground floor retail space, will have 105 apartments and underground parking. It will be constructed facing both lower State Street and Erie Boulevard and will replace several vacant buildings and empty lots. The Metroplex Board will provide $515,600 for site preparation including asbestos remediation. Martin Environmental Services, Inc., based in Schenectady, will do the asbestos work. Metroplex is selling the property to the developer for $328,000. |
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Posted by Bill West on Thu Jul 30 23:33:31 2015, in response to Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 30 22:49:09 2015. Watch your wallet there. Relying on Great American Stations about Schenectady:"As of late 2013, the CTDA had secured, for design and construction of the new rail station, a $4.2-million state grant in 2010; a $5.9-million federal High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) grant via NYSDOT in 2011; and a $4.5-million Federal Transit Administration grant, also via NYSDOT" That's 1/3 paid by the rest of the state and 2/3's paid by the rest of the country. With Amtrak's 30 million rides a year, even a low average of only two rides per real person would mean 95% of those people don't use Amtrak. Bill |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 30 23:43:28 2015, in response to Re: Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by Bill West on Thu Jul 30 23:33:31 2015. Yep, that part was already funded fully, and the developer is going to handle the building of it along with their own project. The developer will be eating the entirety of any cost overruns, with the Metroplex foundation chipping in any remainder. We're all quite surprised that anything is happening since CDTA is legendary for their stupid. :) |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 30 23:44:31 2015, in response to Re: Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 30 23:43:28 2015. Best part of the design is that it already looks kinda like a bank. Every railroad station that's been abandoned around here usually had a bank move in, so it's even ready for that eventuality. (grin) |
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Posted by Bill West on Fri Jul 31 00:34:44 2015, in response to Re: Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 30 23:44:31 2015. Funny, the 20-30's bank branches around here have moved on. One I can think if is now a dance studio. 1-2-3, 1-2-3, ka-ching.Bill |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Jul 31 00:37:43 2015, in response to Re: Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by Bill West on Fri Jul 31 00:34:44 2015. Heh. I don't think dance studios would be able to buy the building. We're still kinda retro up here, a bank might work. Look at that large drive up space. :) |
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Posted by 3-9 on Fri Jul 31 17:43:50 2015, in response to Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 30 22:49:09 2015. What was wrong with the old station? |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Jul 31 17:44:28 2015, in response to Re: Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by 3-9 on Fri Jul 31 17:43:50 2015. Amshack. Need I say more? :) |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Fri Jul 31 18:38:55 2015, in response to Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 30 22:49:09 2015. will greyhound go there too ?lol |
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Posted by 3-9 on Fri Jul 31 20:32:08 2015, in response to Re: Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Jul 31 17:44:28 2015. Replace the stained and broken drop ceiling tiles, put down some decent flooring, and replace the broken fluorescent bulbs, and you're all good. :-) |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Jul 31 23:02:12 2015, in response to Re: Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Fri Jul 31 18:38:55 2015. But of COURSE the gray running dog will blow by there. :) |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Jul 31 23:04:53 2015, in response to Re: Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by 3-9 on Fri Jul 31 20:32:08 2015. No argument there, but I'll bet the forty or fifty Amtrak patrons are gonna really like it. :)Remember, Prince Andrew is going to bring High Speed Rail to upstate. Gotta have monuments. Heh. |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sat Aug 1 03:02:09 2015, in response to Re: Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Jul 31 23:02:12 2015. i cthx |
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Posted by merrick1 on Sat Aug 1 09:26:25 2015, in response to Re: Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Jul 31 23:04:53 2015. Once the second track between Rensselaer and Schenectady is finished Amtrak could at least extend all the Rensselaer trains to Schenectady. Getting from the Rensselaer station to Schenectady is a pain. It involves at least two buses or a very expensive cab ride. |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Sat Aug 1 12:20:15 2015, in response to Re: Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by merrick1 on Sat Aug 1 09:26:25 2015. Agreed on the PIA that it is. But the only reason why there's so many trains between RENNS and NYP is all those staties out of Smallbany. There isn't all that much traffic beyond. |
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Posted by AlM on Sat Aug 1 13:35:56 2015, in response to Re: Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sat Aug 1 12:20:15 2015. Yes, I was thinking, why would anyone want to go to Schenectady? |
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Posted by Merrick1 on Sat Aug 1 16:42:23 2015, in response to Re: Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sat Aug 1 12:20:15 2015. There are a few state agencies in Schenectady. I work for the Workers' Compensation Board. A few years ago they moved the main office from Park Street in Albany to State Street in Schenectady. My current job doesn't involve travel, so I haven't had to make the trip. |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Sat Aug 1 17:38:22 2015, in response to Re: Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by AlM on Sat Aug 1 13:35:56 2015. Heh. It's finally getting better over there after so many years of fail, but not quite ready for prime time yet. :)There's going to be a CASINO on the old Alco plant property, that's why Prince Andrew dumped money into it. |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Sat Aug 1 17:39:44 2015, in response to Re: Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by Merrick1 on Sat Aug 1 16:42:23 2015. Yeah, if they moved you out to Metroplex land, it's because you're not going to be needing to make many trips to the city from there. :)I'm sure you know this is for that casino and if it actually works, there might be more trains. |
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Posted by pragmatist on Sat Aug 1 18:15:42 2015, in response to Re: Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by AlM on Sat Aug 1 13:35:56 2015. Union College. One of the bright spots in an otherwise bleak environment. GE Power and Water still employs about 4000, and makes a ton of money for them. NYS Lottery - "All it takes is a dollar and a dream" (but if you work at their HQ you should also take a Glock) |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Sat Aug 1 18:25:28 2015, in response to Re: Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by pragmatist on Sat Aug 1 18:15:42 2015. Nah, the hood is getting better every day. Lots of Guyanians moving in, and they keep an eye on their streets. |
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Posted by orange blossom special on Mon Aug 3 15:16:12 2015, in response to Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 30 22:49:09 2015. They should pass a law to make the figures standing around more realistic of what the enviroment will really be like. |
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Posted by pragmatist on Mon Aug 3 15:34:23 2015, in response to Re: Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by orange blossom special on Mon Aug 3 15:16:12 2015. Would that be wearing body armor, winter clothing, or something even less politically correct? |
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Posted by orange blossom special on Mon Aug 3 17:15:44 2015, in response to Re: Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by pragmatist on Mon Aug 3 15:34:23 2015. Probably all 3.At least they don't have dozens of people standing around like other pictures. usually they make everything crowded, and the reality is dead. |
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